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As requested. I'll try to do this every week when I have time. Three weeks (total number of votes) Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy (25) Warpaint - Love Is To Die (24) St. Vincent - Digital Witness (23) Wild Beasts - Wanderlust (16) Two weeks Broken Bells - After The Disco (10) One week Beck - Blue Mo...

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Nick wrote:And here is the next batch of our top 50! As a warning, one particular piece of album art below may be considered "not safe for work", so please do not open this page around your boss/great grandmother/pastor/etc.

I don't know, I didn't think the Phosphorescent album cover was that bad.

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Thought it would be interesting to keep track of the songs that do the best throughout the year. So here's an early sample: Two Weeks (total number of votes) Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy (17) Warpaint - Love Is To Die (15) St. Vincent - Digital Witness (15) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra ...

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On future polls, just for my sake so I don't get confused (I'm easily confused), can you list artist first, song second for all the nominated songs?

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January wrap up These are more or less in order of preference. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra It took me about six listens to figure out how I felt about this one; there's a lot to digest. It's noise rock with grand aspirations, which it pulls off most of the time. It can still be a bit of a mess, ...

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I'll nominate St. Vincent's "Birth in Reverse"

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Albums 1. Van Morrison - Moondance 2. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 3. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band 4. The Velvet Underground - Loaded 5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory 6. The Beatles - Let It Be 7. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 8. The Grateful Dea...

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First, I’d like to apologize to Nicolas for this thread getting slightly hijacked, and hopefully after this we can return to our normally scheduled programming. Secondly, I’ll apologize in advance if this is taken the wrong way, or if any offense is taken, that is certainly not my goal, but I just ...

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Thanks for sharing your story. Seattle is lovely. I'm sure that we'll have plenty of opportunities to discuss our mutual enjoyment of Huey Lewis and other guilty pleasures. As a Stanford and 49er fan (like Huey Lewis), I would like to get your take on Richard Sherman, if you have any. As a patent a...

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IObviously I'm a big music fan, but also enjoy reading, movies and sports (watching and playing whenever possible). Mostly I read classic literature, history and sci-fi/fantasy. I'm pretty open to any sort of movie, as long as it's at least half-way good. My favorite sports include soccer (football...

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I haven't really paid attention to this thread before, but I should have. There are some fascinating reads in here. As for me, I was born in 1972 in London and lived in the suburbs until I was 12 when I moved to Houston. Yes, it was quite a culture shock, but I adjusted quickly, as kids do. After st...

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Albums only, I won't have time to do songs, and I always have a lot harder time quantifying my like of individual songs. 1. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City 2. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold 3. Deerhunter - Monomania 4. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park 5. Iron and Wine - Gh...

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Thanks Listyguy. Great job, it's been fun watching this all unfold.

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I think I'm also a "biggest fan" of Daydream Nation.

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Moonbeam's comments about R.E.M. keep making me think of this scene from The Simpsons. I can only imagine... Moonbeam: "6 R.E.M. albums and no Gap Band albums make Moonbeam something something." Rocky Raccoon: "...'go crazy'?" Moonbeam: "Don't mind if I do! LET'S GO CRAZY! ...

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40. Kraftwerk – Computerwelt (Computer World) (1981) Comments: "By 1981, the synthesized worlds that Kraftwerk pioneered had taken over the airwaves, but they still showed themselves to be at the forefront with 'Computer World'. 'The Man Machine' may be more consistent, but the 1-2 punch of th...

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Moonbeam wrote:Even though we disagree sometimes Rocky, I'm loving reading your commentary!

Ditto

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Comments: " Probably the Prince album that best adds up to more than the sum of its parts. Bursting with color and a slick sophistication, ‘Parade’ sees the Revolution in full splendor, , incorporating a wide assortment of influences and styles to put forth this stunning document of their prow...

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Five Cure albums left? Good gravy! How many Cure albums made the last '80s poll? That's one group I'm definitely in the minority with.

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My highest ranked albums from the 80s that didn't make the cut: #2 Marquis de Sade - Rue de Siam #4 Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 #26 The Sound - Jeopardy #28 Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles #63 Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust Other than 2 of my top 5, most of my favorites got nominated...

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Listyguy wrote:
jamieW wrote: Conversely, there were two albums I'd never heard before that actually made my top 40, and I'm happy to see that both of those are still coming.
Are you keeping the names of these albums to yourself until after they surface?

Yeah, I was curious about this, too.

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Interesting list, Nassim. I had no idea about the ABC being that high. I've bolded the ones I think it's sad are missing from the poll. 49 : ABC - Lexicon of Love 50 : Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels 51 : Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruits for Rotten Vegetables 52 : Black Flag...

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Heard a great one the other day: Timothy Bloom - Timothy Bloom Awesome album, somewhere between soul and R&B. Guy wrote for pop R&B, voice is unbelievable. I'll second this. He does have a great voice, and the songs don't have that overly-glossy production that so much modern R&B seems ...

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[quote= Comments: "Wonderfully intricate rhythms occasionally joined by synths from outer space or wicked organ solos, this is a great discovery!" Moonbeam "The gentle West African rhythms simultaneously wash over you and get inside you. I’ve known about this album for a long time, bu...

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Thanks in advance, Rocky Raccoon, for all 150 of your comments! I was hoping someone would do that. No prob, I hope they're at least of some minimal entertainment value. It was quite a chore. I did it for the '00s poll and thought I'd do the same for the '80s, forgetting that there were 50 extra al...

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A quick post re: Arcade Fire. I really don't get the hindsight lukewarm opinion of The Suburbs in this forum. While quite a few of you have criticized it for being too saccharine and "safe," I first heard, and still hear, a very ambitious, detailed and, at various points, surprisingly adv...

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Nice job everyone, and especially Moonbeam for the presentation. On to the albums. Which reminds me, I better get to work on that.

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I'm surprised to see my entire top 15 made it to the top 100. At the same time, 10 of my bottom 15 are out. Truth be told, though, even most of my bottom 15 aren't songs that I "gag" on, I'm simply indifferent to most. I think that speaks to the high quality of songs that made the finals.

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We're off and running. Good start, or in other words, "Totally gnarly!"

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Here is a list of all the users I have received an albums list from: Sonofsamiam Stephan Miguel RockyRaccoon Henry DaveC DocBrown Gillingham You have 10 more days to get those albums lists in, but the songs are due today! Actually, my album list isn't finished. I did put "Songs, songs, songs&q...

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Spin has always been pretty early. Rolling Stone on the other hand ...

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Albums 1. Neil Young - Freedom 2. Pixies - Doolittle 3. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising 4. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever 5. The Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique 6. Lou Reed - New York 7. Faith No More - The Real Thing 8. Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy 9. The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon 10. Neneh Cherry - ...

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Albums 1. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 2. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 3. Tracy Chapman- Tracy Chapman 4. Living Colour - Vivid 5. Pere Ubu - The Tenement Year 6. Michelle Shocked - Short Sharp Shocked 7. The Traveling Wilburys - Volumn 1 8. Prince - Lovesexy 9. R.E...

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Not coming up, but recently saw Kacey Musgraves and Paul McCartney in the same week.

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Albums 1. Paul Simon - Graceland 2. Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Various Artists 3. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell 4. XTC - Skylarking 5. Husker Du - Candy Apple Gray 6. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 7. R.E.M. - Life’s Rich Pageant 8. Prince and the Revolution - Parade 9. Robert...

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Albums 1. John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow 2. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy 3. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 4. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash 5. Husker Du - New Day Rising 6. The Replacements - Tim 7. Minutemen - 3-way Tie (For Last) 8. LL Cool J - Radio 9. Mekons - Fear and Whiskey 10. ...

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Albums 1. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain 2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Born in the U.S.A. 3. Husker Du - Zen Arcade 4. The Replacements - Let It Be 5. R.E.M. - Reckoning 6. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime 7. Tina Turner - Private Dancer 8. Pretenders - Learning to Craw...

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Sorry I missed last year, but here we go ... Albums 1. The Police - Synchronicity 2. R.E.M. - Murmur 3. U2 - War 4. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues 5. Cyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual 6. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain 7. Metallica - Kill ‘Em All, Metallica 8. Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day 9....

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Albums 1. Black Uhura - Red 2. X - Wild Gift 3. Psychedelic Furs - Talk, Talk, Talk 4. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You 5. The Squeeze - East Side Story 6. Flipper - Album – Generic Flipper 7. The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat 8. Black Flag - Damaged 9. Prince - Controversy - Prince 10. Elvis Costel...

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Albums 1. Talking Heads - Remain in Light 2. Prince - Dirty Mind 3. The Pretenders - The Pretenders 4. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Uprising 5. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - The River 6. Joy Division - Closer 7. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms 8. English Beat - I Just Can’t Stop It 9. AC/DC...

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1. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 2. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory 3. Jack White - Blunderbuss 4. Bhi Bhiman - Bhiman 5. Cat Power - Sun 6. Death Grips - The Money Store 7. Japandroids - Celebration Rock 8. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music 9. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan 10. Bat for Lashes - Hau...

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Albums 1. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love 2. Pulp - Different Class 3. Tricky - Maxinquaye 4. Elastica - Elastica 5. Oasis - What’s the Story (Morning Glory) 6. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters 7. Radiohead - The Bends 8. Bjork - Post 9. Yo La Tengo - Electr-o-pura 10. Rancid - And Out Came the Wolves ...

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Range Life

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Albums 1. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 2. Hole - Live Through This 3. Sound Garden - Superunknown 4. Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand 5. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy 6. Green Day - Dookie 7. Blur – Parklife 8. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication 9. Beck - Mellow Gold 10. Suede - Dog Man Star 11. Liz P...

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Someone else can also do dinosaurs, since I guess technically this isn't one.

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Songs 1. Beck – Loser 2. Smashing Pumpkins – Today 3. Nirvana – All Apologies 4. New Order – Regret 5. Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box 6. The Breeders – Cannonball 7. Belly – Slow Dog 8. Bjork – Human Behavior 9. Elastica -- Stutter 10. Liz Phair – Never Said 11. U2 – Numb 12. PJ Harvey – Rid of Me 13. ...

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Albums 1. Nirvana – In Utero 2. Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream 3. Suede – Suede 4. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville 5. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me 6. Terence Trent D’Arby - Symphony or Damn 7. Belly - Star 8. The Breeders - Last Splash 9. Midnight Oil - Earth and Sun and Moon 10. Various Artists - Judgme...

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Los Lobos and Pavement

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Songs 1. Radiohead - Creep 2. R.E.M. – Man on the Moon 3. Arrested Development – Tennessee 4. Suede – Metal Mickey 5. PJ Harvey – Sheela Na Gig 6. Beastie Boys – So What’cha Want 7. R.E.M. – Drive 8. R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight 9. Morrissey – Glamorous Glue 10. Sonic Youth – Sugar Cane 1...

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No apology needed. Group hug.

P.S. We all have these clever little subtitles based on album titles under our names. I just want it on the record now that I want mine to permanently read "Lovesexy." Sorry, Moonbeam, I thought of it first.

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